Edited by J. Edward Glass and Graham Swift

Agricultural and Synthetic Polymers

Biodegradability and Utilization

Edited by J. Edward Glass and Graham Swift

Description

This timely book presents an unbiased review of biodegradable synthetic polymers and polymers from renewable resources. It examines the state-of-the-art in commodity plastics degradation and disposal, and the greater utilization of agricultural polymers in industrial applications. Biodegradation, photodegradation, and chemical degradation are addressed and various uses for agricultural polymers are explored, including synthesis of rubber from guayule rubber; modification of lignocellulosic fibers to produce high performance composites; modification of cellulose as liquid crystals; and specialty starches for use in the paper industry.

Agricultural and Synthetic Polymers

Biodegradability and Utilization

Edited by J. Edward Glass and Graham Swift

Table of Contents

Degradability of Commodity Plastics and Specialty Polymers: An OverviewBiodegradative Processes and Biological Waste Treatment: Analysis and ControlInsect Symbionts: A Promising Source of Detoxifying EnzymesPlastics Recycling Efforts Spurred by Concerns About Solid WastePlastic Degradability and Agricultural Product UtilizationPolyethylene Degradation and Degradation ProductsBiodegradation of Starch-Containing PlasticsConstraints on Decay of Polysaccharide-Plastic BlendsBiodegradaton Pathways of Nonionic Ethoxylates: Influence of the Hydrophobe StructureBiodegradation of PolyethersBiodegradable Poly(carboxylic acid) DesignBiodegradation of Synthetic Polymers Containing Ester BondsBiodegradable Polymers
Produced by Free-Radical Ring-Opening PolymerizationIn Vitro and In Vivo Degradation of Poly(L-lactide) Braided Multifilament YarnsBiodegradable Fibers of a p-Dioxonone CopolymersMonomers and Polymers Based on Mono- and DisaccharidesPolymers and Oligomers Containing Furan RingsMicrobial Fructan: Production and CharacterizationCoatings Based on Brassylic Acid (An Erucic Acid Derivative)Synthesis and Characterization of Chlorinated Rubber from Low-Molecular-Weight Guayule RubberChemical Modification of Lignocellulosic Fibers to Produce High-Performance CompositesCellulose and Cellulose Derivatives as Liquid CrystalsSpecialty Starches: Use in the Paper IndustrySaponified
Starch-g-poly(acrylonitrile-co-2-acrlamido-2-methylpropanesul fonicacid): Influence of Reaction Variables on Absorbency and WickingUse of Hemicelluloses and Cellulose and Degradation of Lignin by Pleurotus sajor-caju Grown on Corn Stalks